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... latter among ten , persons ; and , as both in their private and public interest they were adverse to each other , their mutual conflicts contributed , for the most part , to strengthen rather than to destroy the balance of the ...
... latter among ten , persons ; and , as both in their private and public interest they were adverse to each other , their mutual conflicts contributed , for the most part , to strengthen rather than to destroy the balance of the ...
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... latter represents him as descended from a branch of the ancient kings of Persia , though time and misfortune had gradu- ally reduced his ancestors to the humble station of private citizens.6 As the lineal heir of the monarchy , he ...
... latter represents him as descended from a branch of the ancient kings of Persia , though time and misfortune had gradu- ally reduced his ancestors to the humble station of private citizens.6 As the lineal heir of the monarchy , he ...
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... latter of the East . It might perhaps have been ex - ius , A.D. pected that the conquerors , fatigued with civil war , and con- nected by a private as well as public alliance , would have re- nounced , or at least would have suspended ...
... latter of the East . It might perhaps have been ex - ius , A.D. pected that the conquerors , fatigued with civil war , and con- nected by a private as well as public alliance , would have re- nounced , or at least would have suspended ...
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A D | xxxvii |
Prefatory Note | xxxix |
Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Quarto Edition | xlv |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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